reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
expertise; experience; knowledge
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ability to get things done
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(necessary) personnel; required person
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
rational; reasonable; logical
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
mediator; manager; caretaker
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
distress; wretched condition
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
title; index; heading; headline; caption
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
portrait; likeness; picture
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
person of culture; cultured person
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
surname; family name; last name
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand